REGULATION
35th GIRONA FILM FESTIVAL
1. FILMS REGISTRATION.
1.1. CONDITIONS OF THE FILM.
Year of production: 2022-2023.
Commercially unreleased in Spain, except for video clips and web series.
International scope.
All genres, styles and themes.
1.2. REGISTRATION FORM.
https://filmfreeway.com/GironaFilmFestival
1.3. DEADLINES.
The deadline for the application of films to the Festival will end on August 15, 2023.
Selection announcements will be made before October 30, 2023.
The event will take place between 6-12 November 2023 at Cinemas Albéniz Plaça de Girona, Casa de Cultura and other spaces in the city.
1.4. SECTIONS.
Short film Length less than 60 '.
Feature film over 60'.
Cartoons Unlimited duration.
Documentary Unlimited duration.
Video creation Duration less than 60'. Unpublished in commercial circuits.
Video clip Unlimited duration. The film may be broadcast on the Internet.
Webseries Unlimited duration. The film may be broadcast on the Internet.
Children and Youth Duration less than 20 minutes. Shorts intended for children aged 5 to 16.
1.5. FOCUS
Catalonia and Ibero-America
Israel and Jewish cinema.
Km 0, Girona.
1.6. SELECTION CRITERIA.
Talent prize for creativity, originality. innovation in cinematic language and discourse.
Geographical criterion of proximity to Girona and Catalonia and the foci that are being established.
2. SELECTED FILMS.
2.1. SENDING COPIES
Shipments are made online.
In the case of shipments with a physical device, the return transport is the responsibility of the distributor.
2.2. SCREENING AND ROOMS
The selected films are projected in various spaces of the city.
Cinema films are shown at Cinemas Albéniz Plaça. It is accessed with a payment ticket or invitation.
Film crews have invitations, which they can request from the organization.
The other spaces are free.
2.3. RIGHTS
Whoever submits the film to the Girona Film Festival is responsible for its originality and owns the rights to the work. The registration of the work means the transfer of exhibition and promotion rights to the Girona Film Festival, during the Festival days or outside dates, as a Festival event.
The Festival will communicate the activity to the registration contact person.
The films of the Children and Youth section will be screened in the cinema. They can also be viewed in schools and institutes for educational purposes, as the public acts as a jury.
The activity is not for profit, it responds to the founding principles of the Girona Film Festival of ·fostering talent and artistic creativity with a content of noble human values".
2.4. JURY DECISION
The jury consists of a president and other members. The president of the jury may exercise the vote of honor if necessary.
The jury watches the films, deliberates, votes and gives rise to the verdict.
The verdict is secret until the presentation of the Prize in the Palmarès. Exceptionally there may be confidential communications.
2.5. AWARDS
Best Short Film
Best Feature Film
Best Animation
Best movie generated with Blender
Best Documentary
Best Interpretation
Best Music
Best Photography
Best Assembly
Best Video Creation
Best web series
Best Video Clip
Best Children's and Youth Film
Special prizes
Km 0 to the talent, theme and / or locations around Girona.
including Gender equality, LGTBI+, disability, Sustainable, Historical memory.
Jewish Films with a Jewish theme or talent.
The Award is a trophy. Its value is in the Festival category, its jury and the dissemination it is given.
The prize is officially announced on the night of the Palmarès and collected there.
The winner is not notified in advance. Exceptionally it could be communicated confidentially.
2.6. IMPORTANT
The registration implies the acceptance of these regulations and the customs of the festivals.
If force majeure causes force to modify the regulation, it will be published with the new modifications.
